THE GAME Just three days after opening the
2012-13 season in record-breaking fashion, the Miami Hurricanes head to
Richmond to take on the Spiders, Monday evening at 7 p.m. from Robins Center.

The Canes cruised to
a 77-24 win over UNF in their home opener on Friday. The win was the 41st
straight at the BankUnited Center, increasing the school record. The 24 points
allowed was also the fewest in the program's history against an NCAA opponent.

Senior Morgan
Stroman made her presence felt in her first game coming back from an Achilles'
tendon injury, scoring 17 points and leading Miami with eight rebounds.

Michelle Woods
connected on five three-pointers on her way to career-best 19 points and Pepper
Wilson added 10 points of her own.

The early road
contest is the first of only two non-conference away games this season. UM head
to Rutgers on Dec. 16.

THE COACHHead coach Katie Meier is in her 12th
season as a head coach and eighth at Miami. She has a 203-140 overall record
and is 127-95 at UM.

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GETTING OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOTAfter their rout of UNF, the Hurricanes are 32-9 in season-opening games
and are a combined 24-3 when they open the season at home, including a perfect
8-0 record when opening the season at the BankUnited Center.

MEIER ENTERS EIGHTH SEASON AT MIAMIIn 2012-13, head coach Katie Meier and her staff will begin their eighth
year at the helm in Coral Gables. The Hurricanes advanced to the NCAA
tournament second round for the second consecutive season, finishing second in
the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 14-2 record. Overall, Miami finished with
a 26-6 record, the third straight 20-win season for Meier.

HITTING THE BOOKSStefanie Yderstrom has been named to the ACC All-Academic Team each of the
last two seasons. The senior is a sports administration major, has earned an
overall 3.28 GPA and was named to the dean's list last semester with a 3.66
GPA.

RETURNING ALL-ACC PERFORMERSMiami returns two All-ACC players for the 2012-13 campaign. Sharp-shooting
point guard Stefanie Yderstrom earned third-team conference honors last season,
leading the ACC with 68 3-pointers. Morgan Stroman was well on her way to
earning conference honors for the second consecutive season. However, midway
through the season, the 2009 McDonald's

NOT IN THIS HOUSEThe Hurricanes enter the season with the nation's second-longest home win
streak. Only Stanford (80) has more consecutive home wins than Miami's 41 inside
the BankUnited Center. Defending national champs Baylor also has 41 consecutive
home wins. Kentucky and Ohio State are next in line with at 20 straight wins.

A PREMIER SCHEDULEIn addition to the always exciting ACC schedule, Miami will welcome two
top-ranked programs to the BankUnited Center. On Nov. 18, the Canes will face Tennessee
for the second consecutive season. Then on Nov. 29 Penn State will make a trip
to Coral Gables as part of the ACC/Big Ten Women's basketball Challenge.

In their
debuts, Dennis finished the night with five points, three assists and two
steals. Hayes had four points and Keen added three rebounds and a free throw.

BIG INSIDE PRESENCEThe Hurricanes saw their 6-6 center, Shawnice Wilson in action for the first
time last season after she transferred from Pitt. The Pittsburgh native started
to come into her own late in the season and against NC State (Feb. 16), she
secured her first double-double with 17 points and 17 rebounds. It was the
first win for the Canes at Reynolds Coliseum.

BIG-TIME TEAM ON THE SMALL SCREEN The Jan. 6 meeting with Virginia will be the first of nine regular season
games that will be televised this season.

STEPPING UPBefore Stroman's injury last season, Yderstrom averaged 9.1 points per game
and scored in double figures in nine of 19 games. In the final 13 games of the season,
the Swede scored in double digits nine times, twice setting her career high
with 22 points vs. Virginia Tech, then 26 at No. 8 Maryland. The guard averaged
13.5 points and connected on 28 3-pointers.

FORMER STARS IN THE WNBA In April, Miami's Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams were selected by the
San Antonio Silver Stars and the Tulsa Shock with the f fth and 17th picks,
respectively, in the 2012 WNBA Draft. Johnson and Williams became the third and
fourth players in Miami's history to be selected in the WNBA Draft. Williams
was named to the 2012 WNBA All-Rookie Team.

CANES AGAIN ENTER THE SEASON IN THE POLLS For the second consecutive season, the Hurricanes enter their year with a
spot in each the AP and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches polls. Miami is ranked No.
23 in the coaches and No. 24 in the AP according to the voters.

HISTORIC DEFENSIVE EFFORTThe Hurricanes held UNF to just 24 points on 14 percent shooting in the
season-opening 77-24 victory. The 24 points allowed in UM history against an
NCAA opponent.

WELCOME BACKIn her first game on the court since an Achilles' tendon tear midway
through the 2011-12 season, senior forward Morgan Stroman scored 17 points on
7-of-11 shooting and led her team with eight rebounds

CAREER NIGHTSophomore Michelle Woods led all scorers with 19 points. That was a
career-best effort for the Naples, Fla., native. She also set career-highs in
FG attempts (11), and 3-point FG (5).

MIAMI STUDENT-ATHLETES SET GSR RECORD The University of Miami recorded a department-wide school-record Graduation
Success Rate (GSR) of 93 percent, according to the rates released Oct. 25 by
the NCAA.

As a
department, Miami's 93 percent GSR ranks fourth among ACC schools and is eighth
overall among FBS schools. Overall, the University of Miami athletic department
has improved from 77 to 93 percent from 2005 to 2012, a year after UM
student-athletes posted a then-record 89 percent GSR in 2011. UM has exceeded
the NCAA average GSR in each of the last eight years.